Results 12,301-12,320 of 18,761 for speaker:Michael McDowell

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (25 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: An application for permission to remain in the State based on marriage to an Irish national was received from the person concerned in October 2005 and will be processed in due course. Applications of this type are dealt with in chronological order, in fairness to all such applicants and take 16 to 18 months to process. It should be noted that marriage to an Irish national does not confer an...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (25 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: The executive director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC, met me recently to discuss the issue of improving the rule of law in developing and post-conflict countries and to seek Ireland's support for measures to achieve this. I indicated that I would consider positively any proposals which the UNODC wished to make formally in this regard.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (25 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: Every effort is made to provide a high visibility presence throughout the country's towns and villages. Garda management states that uniform and detective units and divisional traffic corps, supplemented by community policing units and Garda mountain bike units — all of which provide a highly visible local presence — continue to police the community and to take a proactive approach to...

Written Answers — Bullying in the Workplace: Bullying in the Workplace (25 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: The policy for dealing with bullying in the Civil Service is set out in the revised policy document entitled, A Positive Working Environment: an Anti-Harassment, Sexual Harassment and Bullying Policy for the Civil Service. This policy was circulated to all staff in my Department in August 2005 prior to the new code becoming effective on 1 September 2005. Since 2000, my Department's personnel...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (25 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: The allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Garda Commissioner who takes into account various factors including population, crime trends and the operational policing needs of each division. In regard to Garda resources generally, the accelerated recruitment campaign of 1,100 Garda recruits each year to reach a record force strength of 14,000, in line with the commitment in an Agreed...

Written Answers — Departmental Website: Departmental Website (25 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 2004 made certain changes to Irish citizenship law. The Act came into force on 1 January 2005. an extensive information note, located on the Department's website at Immigration, Asylum and Citizenship — Publications since late December 2004, explains these changes as they apply to the entitlement to Irish citizenship of any child born in the island...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (25 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: The following tables provide the total offences for the ten headline offences groups recorded and detected in the Garda districts of Baltinglass, Carlow, Naas and Kildare for the years 2001 to 2005. The figures provided for 2005 are provisional, operational and liable to change. The PULSE computer system to record crime figures was introduced in 1999. As with the introduction of any new...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (25 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1207 and 1208 together. I have been informed by the Garda authorities, which are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength, all ranks, of the Carlow-Kildare division as at 31 December in each of the past five years was as set out as follows: Year Strength 2001 321 2002 323 2003 323 ...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (25 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: I regret that it has not been possible in the time available to obtain the information requested by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy again when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: The position on costs associated with escorted cash movements, including cash escorts of moneys for An Post, principally in respect of social welfare payments, throughout the State is as set out in the following table. Year Amount â'¬ 2000 6,224,523 2001 7,574,055 2002 6,536,323 2003 5,598,100 2004 6,094,928 Figures for 2005 costs are not yet available. From 2000 to...

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (25 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: No bodies under the aegis of my Department, which are covered by the Freedom of Information Acts, are subject to the Acts in respect of certain functions only.

Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: We offered the Deputy's party a debate on it but it did not take it up.

Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Deputy should keep taking the tablets.

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (15 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: As the Deputy will be aware, responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme, EOCP, 2000-06 is being assigned to the Department of Health and Children as part of the establishment of the new office of the Minister for Children under the Minister of State with responsibility for children, Deputy Brian Lenihan. I regret that the information sought is not available on a...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (15 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 266 and 270 together. I refer the Deputy to my comprehensive statement to Dáil Éireann on 13 December 2005.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (15 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: I fully support the greatest possible use of all measures which would help reduce the rate of death and serious injuries on our roads. My colleague, the Minister for Transport, who has responsibility for road traffic legislation, is currently considering the issues which would be involved in the introduction of random road breath testing in consultation with, inter alia, the Attorney General,...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (15 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: The Deputy will appreciate that the deployment of Garda resources is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. The Garda authorities have informed me that a dedicated drugs squad has been established in Mayo Garda division and that two detective gardaí have been assigned to the squad, which is based at Castlebar Garda station. I understand that these members hold a divisional brief and liaise...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (15 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: It has not been possible, within the timeframe available, to collate the information required by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (15 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: I wish to inform the Deputy that I have requested the Land Registry to contact him directly concerning the current position of the application in question.

Written Answers — Prison Medical Service: Prison Medical Service (15 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: As the Deputy is aware, I previously gave a commitment to abolish the use of old style padded cells which I regard as unsatisfactory in today's prison estate. As a result, newly designed and improved cells have now been completed in Cloverhill Prison, Castlerea Prison, St. Patrick's Institution, Mountjoy Prison, the Dóchas Centre and Arbour Hill Prison. Furthermore, work is either underway...